title: Make the connection: the exceptional new patient interview.
abstract: Increased treatment acceptance is a direct result of the connection a dentist makes with his or her patient. That connection begins with establishing trust and believability. The new patient examination is an opportunity to do more than diagnose disease. By getting to know the patient, what he or she desires and want, the dental practitioner can make an emotional connection that will lead to treatment commitment.
authors.affiliation: Mosaic Management Group, Red Bluff, CA 96080, USA.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care